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Two deliciously dark novels by Marie Darrieussecq Two deliciously dark novels by Marie Darrieussecq reviewed for BookBlast by @emily.unwin 
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This week, BookBlast brings you a curated collecti This week, BookBlast brings you a curated collection of some of the best contemporary writing from Albania, Hungary, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. These translations capture the wit, grit and complex soul of the Balkan peninsula past and present. 
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